Building for the Future: Interviewing for a research career

Building for the Future: Interviewing for a research career

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Interviewing for a research career Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to develop your confidence when preparing for interviews within a research-focused career. This includes recognising what employers are looking for from candidates, evidencing skills and experience required (e.g., research skills, academic rigour) with tangible examples and demonstrating excellent commercial awareness. Learning Outcomes:     This series will be delivered via online recorded content which will be available on the Virtual Graduate Centre (VCG)  here If it’s your first time logging into the VCG you will need to enter the enrollment key: virtualgrad...
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Building for the Future: Recruitment Success

Building for the Future: Recruitment Success

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities   RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Recruitment Success Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to explore the key principles behind maximising success within the recruitment process and build your confidence with securing professional opportunities, linked to your own version of success for the future. Learning Outcomes:     This series will be delivered via online recorded content which will be available on the Virtual Graduate Centre (VCG)  here If it’s your first time logging into the VCG you will need to enter the enrollment key: virtualgrad...
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Building for the Future: Self-Awareness and Career Development Theory

Building for the Future: Self-Awareness and Career Development Theory

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Self-Awareness and Career Development Theory Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to develop your self-awareness, including establishing your skills and strengths, your personal and professional priorities and values, to recognise what your version of success might look like within your future career, and assist you to confidently and strategically plan to achieve this. Learning Outcomes:     This series will be delivered via online recorded content which will be available on the Virtual Graduate Centre (VCG)  here If it's your first time logging into the VCG you will need to enter the enrollment key: virtualgrad             ...
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Individual Research Plans (Staff only)

Individual Research Plans (Staff only)

Facilitator: Professor Robert Mortimer, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange RDF Indicator: B1, B3, C2 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: Staff Core Research Skills Session Overview: This session will look at how staff can use an Individual Research Plan (IRP) to support the development of their research. It will cover how to think about a research vision or strategy, funding, outputs, PGR supervision, esteem and impact. It will consider how an IRP can help prioritise research activity and help support promotion applications. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the session, attendees will have a better appreciation of what an Individual Research Plan is, and how it can help shape a developing research career. This session is for staff only.   You can book your place on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/individual-research-plans-tickets-193564876757  ...
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Being a reflexive researcher

Being a reflexive researcher

Facilitator: Dr Joan Walton RDF Indicator: A3, B1 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22  / Continuous Professional Development (Research) Programme Theme: Research Skills: Methodologies, Tools and Techniques / ISJ    Delivery: Online via Teams    Session Overview:   This presentation begins by differentiating between reflection and reflexivity, and encouraging the participant to think about how naturally they experience reflection. The relevance of reflexivity to different research paradigms is discussed, followed by an explanation of reflexivity as a dialectic process. Five variants of reflexivity will be identified. This session will be divided into 3 sections. In the first third, Joan will provide a brief introduction, followed by a pre-recorded narrated PowerPoint (20 mins). When the PowerPoint is finished, participants will be divided into breakout rooms, to discuss the presentation, based on questions included on the last slide. Then, everyone will return to the main Teams meeting, with groups having the opportunity to feed back on their discussions, and to ask any questions that have been raised. Learning Outcomes:   Understanding of reflection and...
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